UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For 9 June, 2016
Commission File Number 1-14642
ING Groep N.V.
Bijlmerplein 888
1102 MG Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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This Report contains a copy of the following:
The Press Release issued on 9 June, 2016
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Aris Bogdaneris to speak at Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference in Paris
Today, 9 June 2016, Aris Bogdaneris, Head of Challengers & Growth Markets and Member of the Management Board of ING Bank, will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference in Paris.
The focus of his presentation will be on how the ING Think Forward Strategy is improving the customer experience and drives commercial growth for ING worldwide. Aris will also present in more detail how the strategy is delivering in ING's Challengers & Growth Markets, and how this supports building stronger primary bank relationships while operating in a continuously low interest rate environment.
Today's presentation by Aris Bogdaneris can be viewed/downloaded via ING's corporate website www.ing.com or via this link.
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 info@videobankonline.com. ING presentations are available at SlideShare.
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ING Profile
ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base, offering banking services through its operating company ING Bank. The purpose of ING Bank is empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. ING Bank's more than 52,000 employees offer retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40 countries.
ING Group shares are listed (in the form of depositary receipts) on the exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA NA, ING.AS), Brussels and on the New York Stock Exchange (ADRs: ING US, ING.N).
Sustainability forms an integral part of ING's corporate strategy, which is evidenced by ING Group shares being included in the FTSE4Good index and in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Europe and World) where ING is among the leaders in the Banks industry group.
| Important legal
information Certain of the statements contained herein are not historical facts, including, without limitation, certain statements made of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those in such statements due to, without limitation: (1) changes in general economic conditions, in particular economic conditions in ING's core markets, (2) changes in performance of financial markets, including developing markets, (3) consequences of a potential (partial) break-up of the euro, (4) 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, (5) changes affecting interest rate levels, (6) changes affecting currency |
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exchange rates, (7) changes in investor and customer behaviour, (8) changes in general competitive factors,
(9) changes in laws and regulations, (10) changes in the policies of governments and/or regulatory authorities, (11) conclusions
with regard to purchase accounting assumptions and methodologies, (12) changes in ownership that could affect the future availability
to us of net operating loss, net capital and built-in loss carry forwards, (13) changes in credit ratings, (14) ING's ability to
achieve projected operational synergies and (15) the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the most recent annual report of
ING Groep N.V. (including the Risk Factors contained therein) and ING's more recent disclosures, including press releases, which
are available on www.ING.com. Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of ING speak only as of the date they are made,
and, ING assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information
or for any other reason.
This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities in the United States
or any other jurisdiction.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ING Groep N.V. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ P. Jong | ||
| P. Jong | |||
| Global Head of Communications | |||
| By: | /s/ C. Blokbergen | ||
| C. Blokbergen | |||
| Head Legal Department |
Dated: 9 June, 2016
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