ING U.S. and the County of SanBernardino Defined Contribution Retirement Program extended theirrelationship, which began in 1993, pursuant to a two-yearagreement.

The program consists of a 457(b) deferred compensation plan,401(k) and 401(a) defined contribution plans, as well as aretirement medical trust plan (HRA) and a 3121 plan for part-timeemployees. There are over $600 million in assets underadministration and approximately 23,000 participants in thecombined plans.

ING U.S. will continue to provide County employees with accessto decision tools, as well as communication and education programsdesigned to engage and motivate employees to save. Participants also have access to a wide range of investmentoptions, including stable value and other offerings from ING’s ownasset manager, ING U.S. Investment Management.

“ING U.S. has provided exemplary service for these plans and ourrelationship continues to flourish due in part to the local,personalized attention we receive from the ING representativesbased right here in the county,” said Andrew Lamberto, director ofhuman resources for the County of San Bernardino. “We lookforward to building on this successful foundation and implementingnew services and strategies to help the many public employees ofthe County plan for and save towards a comfortable retirement.”