Exhibit 10.35

 

INTERCOMPANY AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is executed as of the date below between Directed Services LLC
(“DSL”), and ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company (“USA”).

 

WHEREAS, DSL is an investment adviser for certain U.S. registered investment
companies (“Funds”), and a registered broker-dealer distributing variable
insurance contracts;

 

WHEREAS, USA is an insurance company which offers a variety of insurance
products, including variable annuities; Funds advised by DSL are made available
through sub-accounts to purchasers of these insurance products;

 

WHEREAS, both DSL and USA are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of ING Groep,
N.V, and, are under common control of such parent company;

 

WHEREAS both DSL and USA desire to allocate the collective resources of ING’s
United States operations in a manner which supports USA’s insurance business;
and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.         Payments

 

DSL shall pay to USA, within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar
month, the amounts derived from applying the annual rates listed in Schedule A
against the average net assets invested in the Funds by USA and by USA
non-insurance customers during the prior calendar month (the “Intercompany
Payments”).  The methodology used to determine the amount of each month’s
Intercompany Payment shall be as follows:

 

(a)  No later than the 20th calendar day of each calendar month, USA or its
designee shall provide, or cause to be provided, the average net assets of the
prior calendar month to be used in calculating such ownership percentages and
the assets shall be grouped by business line.

 

(b)  On a fund by fund basis, the USA average net assets will be calculated by
applying USA’s prior calendar month actual average net asset ownership
percentage to the current calendar month’s average net assets

 

(c)  USA average net assets shall be multiplied by the annual rates listed in
Schedule A on a fund by fund basis and then adjusted for a monthly payment rate
(annual rate*  1/calendar days in year * days in calendar month)

 

(d)  The Intercompany Payment for any calendar month shall equal the sum of the
fund by fund calculations described in sub-paragraph (c) above.

 

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The Intercompany Payments shall be paid from DSL’s own resources and therefore
shall not result in any increase in the expense borne by the Funds or their
shareholders.  The rates listed in Schedule A will be reviewed at least once
each calendar quarter and may be modified at any time by mutual written consent.

 

Intercompany Payments will be calculated and paid as hereinabove provided, and
USA shall account for such Intercompany Payments in conformity with customary
insurance accounting practices. The books, accounts and records of each party
shall be maintained so as to clearly and accurately disclose the precise details
of the Intercompany Payments.  DSL shall keep such books, records and accounts
insofar as they pertain to the computation of the Intercompany Payments
available upon reasonable notice for audit, inspection and copying by USA and
persons authorized by it or any governmental agency having jurisdiction over USA
during all reasonable business hours.

 

2.         Required Disclosure

 

Each party will make all disclosures relating to this Agreement and the payments
made hereunder, as required under applicable state or federal law, rule, or
regulation, including any subsequent release, interpretation, rule or regulation
of the SEC or any other regulatory or self-regulatory organization applicable to
DSL or USA in connection with this Agreement (“Applicable Law”).

 

3.         Notices

 

Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall
be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
or overnight courier and addressed by the party giving notice to the other party
at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if
to DSL: 1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester, PA  19380 in care of Chief Financial
Officer with a copy to the Legal Department; if to USA: 909 Locust Street, Des
Moines, Iowa 50309, in care of Annuity Financial Actuary with copy to Legal
Department.

 

4.         Governing Law

 

This Agreement will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to any conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

5.         Effective Date

 

This Agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 2010, and, unless terminated
as provided, shall continue in force for one year from the effective date and
thereafter from year to year, unless and until terminated in accordance with
Section 8 below.

 

6.         Entire Agreement and Amendment

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and
supersedes any prior agreement, draft or agreement or proposal with respect to
the subject matter hereof.  This

 

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Agreement or any part hereof may be changed or waived only by an instrument in
writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change or waiver
is sought.

 

7.         Assignment

 

This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the written consent
of the other.

 

8.         Termination

 

(a)                            Except under the circumstances described in
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 8, this Agreement may only be terminated
by the mutual written agreement of the parties.  If this Agreement is so
terminated, the payments specified in Section 1 shall continue for a period of
six (6) months, or a shorter period if agreed to by the parties.

 

(b)                           If a Change in Control (within the meaning
assigned to that term below), of a party (the “Changed Party”) occurs, and if
the other party (the “Remaining Party”) has not consented in writing to the
continuation of this Agreement notwithstanding such Change in Control, then this
Agreement may be terminated at the option of the Remaining Party by sending
written notice to the Changed Party and the Intercompany Payments shall cease
upon the Agreement’s termination.  “Change in Control” means the occurrence of
any one or more of the following: (i) the transfer of control of  the party to
another entity; or (ii) the consummation of a reorganization, merger, share
exchange, consolidation, or sale or disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of the party; provided, however, that the occurrence of an event
described in clauses (i) or (ii) above shall not constitute a Change in Control
if either (a) the entity that acquires control of a party was already an
Affiliate of the party prior to the event , or (b) the parties remain Affiliates
of one another immediately following the Change in Control.  “Affiliate” means,
with respect to a party, an entity that controls, is under common control, or is
controlled by, such party.

 

(c)                            This Agreement will terminate automatically and
the Intercompany Payments shall thereupon immediately cease if the Intercompany
Payments are adjudged or otherwise determined to the satisfaction of both
parties to be contrary to law.

 

9.                                   Severability

 

If any part, term or provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, in
conflict with any law or otherwise invalid, the remaining portion or portions
shall be considered severable and not be affected, and the rights and
obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced as if the Agreement
did not contain the particular part, term or provision held to be illegal or
invalid.

 

10.       Miscellaneous

 

(a)        The heading of each provision of this Agreement is for descriptive
purposes only and shall not be deemed to modify or qualify any of the rights or
obligations set forth in each such provision.

 

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(b)        This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.

 

11.       Force Majeure

 

DSL shall not be liable for losses caused directly or indirectly by government
restrictions, exchange or market rulings, suspension of trading, war, acts of
terrorism, strikes, failures of the mails or other communications systems,
mechanical or electronic failure, failure of third parties to follow
instructions, for other causes commonly known as “acts of God,” or for any other
cause not reasonably within DSL’s control, whether or not such cause was
reasonably foreseeable.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have each duly executed this Agreement on this
22ND day of December 2010.

 

 

 

ING Investment Management, LLC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: /s/

Shaun P. Mathews

Name:

Shaun Mathews

 

Title:

Executive Vice President

 

 

 

ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: /s/

Thomas Hanson

Name:

Thomas Hanson

 

Title:

Vice President and Actuary

 

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Schedule A

Amended and Restated as of                                         

 

As described in Section 1 USA shall be paid at the rates set forth immediately
below.  In the case of funds of funds, payments will apply to the shares of the
fund of funds held directly at the rate specified and will also apply to shares
of underlying funds held indirectly through the fund of funds at the rates
specified for those underlying funds calculated in the same manner as if the
underlying funds were held directly.

 

FUND NAME

Payment

 

 FUND NAME

Payment

 IIM Sub-advised Equity and Balanced Funds

 

 

 IIM Sub-advised Fixed Income Funds

 

ING Focus 5 Portfolio (1/1/10 to 4/29/10)

0.132%

 

ING Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio

0.1275%

ING Global Resources Portfolio

0.225%

 

ING Liquid Assets Portfolio

0.1275%

ING Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Effective 6/12/10)

0.225%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ING Stock Index Portfolio

0.142%

 

Fund of Funds

 

 

 

 

ING DFA Global Allocation Portfolio

(Effective 4/30/10)

0.19%

IIT Portfolios

 

 

ING DFA World Equity Portfolio (Effective 4/30/10) (F/K/A ING DFA Global All
Equity Portfolio)

0.00%

ING Artio Foreign Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Portfolio

0.00%

ING BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Index Solution Portfolios

0.021%

ING BlackRock Large Cap Growth Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Retirement Portfolios

0.107%

ING BlackRock Large Cap Value Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution 2015 Portfolio

0.05%

ING Clarion Real Estate Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution 2025 Portfolio

0.05%

ING FMR diversified Mid Cap Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution 2035 Portfolio

0.05%

ING Franklin Income Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution 2045 Portfolio

0.05%

ING Franklin Mutual Shares Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution 2055 Portfolio (Effective 5/1/10)

0.05%

ING Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution Income Portfolio

0.05%

ING Janus Contrarian Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution Aggressive Growth Portfolio

0.02%

ING JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution Conservative Portfolio

0.02%

ING JPMorgan Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Solution Growth Portfolio

0.02%

ING Lord Abbett Growth and Income Portfolio (F/K/A ING Lord Abbett Affiliated
Portfolio)

0.281%

 

ING Solution Moderate Portfolio

0.02%

ING Marsico Growth Portfolio

0.281%

 

 

 

ING Marsico International Opportunities Portfolio

0.281%

 

American Funds Master Feeder Funds

 

ING MFS Total Return Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING American Funds World Allocation Portfolio

0.14%

ING MFS Utilities Portfolio

0.281%

 

 

 

ING Morgan Stanley Global Franchise Portfolio (F/K/A ING Van Kampen Global
Franchise Portfolio)

0.281%

 

Fidelity VIP Master Feeder Funds

 

 

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FUND NAME

Payment

 

 FUND NAME

Payment

ING Morgan Stanley Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio (F/K/A ING Van
Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Fidelity VIP Contrafund Portfolio

0.015%

ING PIMCO High Yield Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio

0.015%

ING PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio (1/1/10 to 8/20/10

0.015%

ING Pioneer Equity Income Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

0.015%

ING Pioneer Fund Portfolio

0.281%

 

 

 

ING Pioneer Mid Cap Value Portfolio

0.281%

 

IPI Portfolios

 

ING T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio

0.364%

ING T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Baron Asset Portfolio (1/10/10 to 8/20/10)

0.364%

ING Templeton Global Growth Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio

0.364%

ING Van Kampen Growth and Income Portfolio

0.281%

 

ING Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio

0.364%

ING Wells Fargo Health Sciences Portfolio (F/K/A ING Evergreen Health Sciences
Portfolio)

0.281%

 

ING Davis New York Venture Portfolio

0.364%

ING Wells Fargo Omega Growth Portfolio (F/K/A ING Evergreen Omega Portfolio)

0.281%

 

ING JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio

0.364%

ING Wells Fargo Small Cap Disciplined Portfolio (1/1/10 to 8/20/10)

0.281%

 

ING Legg Mason Partners Aggressive Growth Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING Oppenheimer Global Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING Oppenheimer Global Strategic  Income Portfolio (F/K/A ING Oppenheimer
Strategic Income Portfolio)

0.364%

 

 

 

ING PIMCO Total Return Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING Pioneer High Yield Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING Templeton Foreign Equity Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING Thornburg Value Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING Van Kampen Comstock Portfoliio

0.364%

 

 

 

ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio

0.364%

 

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