UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN
PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 7, 2006.
Commission File Number 1-14642
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Amstelveenseweg 500
1081-KL Amsterdam
The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive office)
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 if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
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. Yes [ ] No [X]
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______________.
THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-84226) OF ING GROEP N.V. AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
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This Report contains a copy of the following:
(1) The Press Release issued on March 7, 2006.
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Amsterdam • 7 March 2006
ING completes unwinding of cross-shareholding with Paraeus
ING Group announced today that ING and Piraeus Bank have completed the process of unwinding their cross-shareholdings. In line with the alliance agreement between the parties, Piraeus sold all 3,350,000 certificates of ING Groep NV shares it held and the net proceeds of the sale of the ING shares have been transferred to ING.
ING Group will realise a gain on the transaction of EUR 34 million before tax and EUR 24 million after tax in the first quarter of 2006.
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Press enquiries: ING Group Mark Goedbloed, +31 20 541 5469, mark.goedbloed@ing.com |
ING is a global
financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, insurance and asset
management to over 60 million private, corporate and institutional clients in
more than 50 countries.
With a diverse workforce of about 115,000 people,
ING comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly
serve their clients under the ING brand.
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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/H. van Barneveld |
| H. van Barneveld General Manager Corporate Control & Finance |
| By: /s/C. Blokbergen |
| C. Blokbergen Corporate Legal, Compliance & Security Department Head Legal Department |
Dated: March 7, 2006
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