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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
California Coastal Communities, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
129915203
(CUSIP Number)
Marcy S. Cohen, Esq.
ING Capital LLC
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(646) 424-6154
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 15, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition
that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the
schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial
filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for
the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. |
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129915203 |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
ING Groep N.V. |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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SEC USE ONLY |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |
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CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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The Netherlands
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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1,755,683 (1) |
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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16.15%(2) |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |
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(1) This number represents holdings as of September 18, 2008.
(2) Based on 10,871,780 shares of California Coastal Communities, Inc. common stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2008 as reported in California Coastal Communities, Inc.s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2008.
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CUSIP No. |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
ING Capital LLC |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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(3) This number represents holdings as of September 18, 2008. ING Capital LLC is an indirect subsidiary of ING Groep N.V.
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
ING Global Investment Strategies LLC |
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Delaware
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(4) This number represents holdings as of September 18, 2008. ING Global Investment Strategies LLC is an indirect subsidiary of ING Groep N.V. Prior to September 18, 2008, ING Global held 262,500 shares with shared voting and dispositive power.
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CUSIP No. 500434303
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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INTRODUCTION
This Amendment No. 4 (this Amendment) relates to the Schedule 13D filed by ING Baring (U.S.)
Capital Corporation (ING Baring), the predecessor in interest of ING Capital LLC (ING Capital)
with respect to the securities covered hereby, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 12, 1997 (the Schedule 13D), as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on July 24, 1998
(Amendment No. 1), Amendment No. 2 filed on March 17, 2005 (Amendment No. 2) and Amendment No.
3 filed on July 12, 2007, with respect to the common stock, $0.05 par value per share (the Common
Stock) of California Coastal Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
This Amendment amends and restates the Schedule 13D and Amendment No. 3 and is being filed to
report the purchase, in a private, negotiated transaction, of 125,000 shares, in the aggregate, of
Common Stock on August 15, 2008, and the transfer on September 18, 2008 of 262,500 shares to ING
Capital from a fund for which ING Global Investment Strategies LLC (ING Global) acts as manager,
both as more fully reported below.
ITEM 1. Security and Issuer.
Item 1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with the following:
This statement relates to shares of common stock, par value of $0.05 per share, of California
Coastal Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), with its principal executive
offices located at 6 Executive Circle, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92614, United States of America.
ITEM 2. Identity and Background.
(a) and (b) This Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of ING Groep N.V. (ING), a limited
liability company organized under the laws of The Netherlands, ING Capital, a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
ING, and ING Global, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of ING. ING, ING Capital and ING Global are sometimes
referred to herein as Reporting Persons. ING Capital is the beneficial owner of the Common Stock
previously held by ING Baring, as ING Baring was a predecessor in interest of ING Capital with
respect to the securities covered hereby. The original Schedule 13D and Amendment No. 1 were filed
by ING Baring.
ING is a financial services holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged principally in the
insurance and banking businesses. The principal executive office and principal place of business of
ING is located at Amstelveenseweg 500, 1081 KL Amsterdam, P.O. Box 810, 1000 AV Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. 99.99% of the ordinary shares of ING are owned by, and registered in the name of,
Stichting ING Aandelen (the Trust), a Netherlands Trust and the issuer of Bearer Depositary
Receipts of ING Groep N.V.
ING Capital is engaged principally in providing financial services and related businesses. The
principal executive office and principal place of business of ING Capital is located at 1325 Avenue
of the Americas, New York, New York 10019.
ING Global is engaged principally in providing financial services and related businesses. The
principal executive office and principal place of business of ING Global is located at 1325 Avenue
of the Americas, New York, New York 10019.
Other than the executive officers of ING Capital, the executive officers of ING Global, the
executive officers and members of the Executive Board of ING, the members of the Supervisory Board
of ING and the members of the Management Board of the Trust, there are no persons or corporations
controlling or ultimately in control of ING Capital, ING Global or ING, respectively. The name and
business address of each executive officer of ING Capital, each executive officer of ING Global,
each executive officer and member of the Executive Board of ING, each member of the Supervisory
Board of ING and each member of the Management Board of the Trust are set forth in Annex 1 hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
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(c) The present principal occupation of each executive officer of ING Capital, each executive
officer of ING Global, each executive officer and member of the Executive Board of ING, each member
of the Supervisory Board of ING and each member of the Management Board of the Trust is set forth
in Annex 1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) During the last five years, neither ING, ING Capital, or ING Global nor, to the best of
their knowledge, any of the persons listed in Annex 1 hereto has been convicted in any criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) During the last five years, neither ING, ING Capital, or ING Global nor, to the best of
their knowledge, any of the persons listed in Annex 1 hereto has been a party to a civil proceeding
of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or state securities laws, or finding any
violation with respect to such laws other than the Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings,
Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order Pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act
of 1933 (the Securities Act) entered into by ING Groep N.V. and ING Bank N.V. (the Respondents)
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 26, 2005 (the Order).
In this matter the Respondents offered an Offer of Settlement (the Offer) in anticipation of
proceedings based on alleged violations of Section 5 of the Securities Act. Under the terms of the
Offer, which the SEC accepted, the Respondents did not admit or deny the factual allegations but
consented to the entry of an order to cease-and-desist from committing or causing any violations
and any future violations of Section 5 of the Securities Act. The Order did not require the payment
of any fines, penalties or other amounts by the Respondents.
(f) The citizenship of each of the executive officers of ING Capital, the executive officers
of ING Global, the executive officers and members of the Executive Board of ING, the members of the
Supervisory Board of ING and the members of the Management Board of the Trust is set forth on Annex
1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with the following:
No cash was required to be paid by the Reporting Persons in consideration of the issuance of
the 1,666,943 shares of Common Stock to the Reporting Persons on September 2, 1997. Such shares
were issued by the Company under and pursuant to a plan of reorganization (the Plan) filed by the
Company under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on July 14, 1997. The Plan was
confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on August 19, 1997 and
became effective on September 2, 1997. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company agreed, among other
things, to exchange all of its outstanding debentures and all of its outstanding Class A Common
Stock (Class A Stock) for Common Stock.
Under the Plan, the Company exchanged 56 shares of Common Stock for each $1,000 in principal
amount of the 12% Senior Subordinated Pay-In-Kind Debentures due March 15, 2002 (Senior
Debentures) and 28 shares of Common Stock for each $1,000 in principal amount of the outstanding
12% Subordinated Pay-In-Kind Debentures due March 15, 2002 (Subordinated Debentures) that were
outstanding as of March 15, 1997, and 1 share of Common Stock for each 100 shares of Class A Stock
that were outstanding.
Pursuant to the Plan, holders of Senior Debentures and/or Subordinated Debentures and Class A
Stock on September 2, 1997 received shares of Common Stock in exchange for releasing the Company
from its obligations under the debentures and the Class A Stock. The Reporting Persons received
1,666,943 shares of Common Stock from the Company under this Plan in exchange for its release of
the Company from its obligations to the Reporting Persons under the $25,636,326 principal amount of
Senior Debentures (1,435,634 shares of Common Stock), the $8,207,441 principal amount of
Subordinated Debentures (229,808 shares of Common Stock) and the $150,000 of Class A Stock (1,500
shares of Common Stock) held by the Reporting Persons on September 2, 1997.
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On July 22, 1998, the Reporting Persons purchased 3,583 shares of Common Stock from Paul M.
Meister (Meister) pursuant to a letter agreement dated July 16, 1998 by and among the Company and
the Seller, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 and is incorporated herein
by reference, for an aggregate purchase price of $29,559.75, or $8.25 per share.
On July 22, 1998, the Reporting Persons purchased 235,852 shares of Common Stock from Abex
19992 Stock Trust (Abex) pursuant to a letter agreement dated July 16, 1998 by and among the
Company and Abex, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No. 1 and is incorporated
herein by reference, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,945,779, or $8.25 per share.
On July 22, 1998, the Reporting Persons purchased 23,493 shares of Common Stock from Paul
Montrone (Montrone) pursuant to a letter agreement dated July 22, 1998 by and among the Company
and Montrone, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 and is incorporated
herein by reference, for an aggregate purchase price of $193,817.25, or $8.25 per share.
On July 22, 1998, the Reporting Persons purchased 813 shares of Common Stock from Penates
Foundation (the Foundation) pursuant to a letter agreement dated July 16, 1998 by and among the
Company and the Foundation, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4 to Amendment No. 1 and is
incorporated herein by reference, for an aggregate purchase price of $6,707.25, or $8.25 per share.
On March 7, 2005, the Reporting Persons entered into a forward sale agreement for the
disposition of 300,000 shares of the Common Stock acquired in the transactions described above to
Mercury Targeted Securities Fund LP. A copy of the forward sale agreement was attached as Exhibit 1
to Amendment No. 2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On June 21, 2007, ING Capital, acting as investment manager on behalf of ING Middenbank
Curacao N.V., transferred (i) 250,000 shares of Common Stock to ING Schuyler Master LTD, a fund for
which ING Global acts as investment manager, and (ii) 1,380,683 shares of Common Stock to ING
Capital. ING is the indirect parent company of both ING Capital and ING Global through a chain of
wholly-owned subsidiaries. Any transactions reflected by the transfer on June 21, 2007 are not
subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On August 15, 2008, in a private, negotiated transaction, (i) ING Capital purchased 112,500
shares of Common Stock, and (ii) ING Schuyler Bay Master Ltd, a fund for which ING Global acts as
investment manager, purchased 12,500 shares of California Coastal Communities Inc. common stock,
for an aggregate purchase price of $351,875, or $2.815 per share.
On September 18, 2008, ING Global, acting as investment manager on behalf of ING Schuyler
Master LTD, transferred 262,500 shares of Common Stock to ING Capital. ING is the indirect parent
company of both ING Capital and ING Global through a chain of wholly-owned subsidiaries. Any
transactions reflected by the transfer on September 18, 2008 are not subject to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ITEM 4. Purpose of Transaction.
This Amendment No. 4 is being filed to report the purchase, in a private, negotiated
transaction, of 125,000 shares of Common Stock, in the aggregate, on August 15, 2008, and the
transfer on September 18, 2008 of 262,500 shares to ING Capital from a fund for which ING Global
acts as manager.
ITEM 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with the following:
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(a) The total number of Shares that the Reporting Persons beneficially own, in the aggregate,
is 1,755,683, which represents 16.15% of the total outstanding shares of Common Stock (2).
California Coastal Communities, Inc. has 10,871,780 (2) shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
Geoffrey W. Arens, a Managing Director of ING Capital and Chief Executive Officer and Managing
Director of ING Global, has been a director of the Company since April 5, 2004 and beneficially
owns restricted shares that were issued to him under the Companys Director Fee Program of the
Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan. Mr. Arens disclaims beneficial
ownership of all shares of common stock beneficially owned by ING, ING Capital and ING Global.
Except as described in the preceding paragraphs, neither the Reporting Persons nor, to the
best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the persons referred to in Annex I attached hereto,
beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock.
(b) See items #7, #8, # 9 and #10 on pages 2, 3 and 4.
(c) Not Applicable.
(d) Except as set forth in this Amendment to Schedule 13D, to the knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, no person other than the Reporting Persons have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock covered by
this Amendment to Schedule 13D.
(e) Not Applicable.
ITEM 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Except as described herein (please see Item 3), neither the Reporting Persons nor any other
person referred to in Annex I attached hereto has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or
relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Company,
including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finders fees, joint
ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees or profits, division of profits or
loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
ITEM 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
The following exhibit was filed on July 12, 2007 as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 3 of the Schedule
13D filed by the Reporting Persons and is hereby incorporated by reference as part of this
Amendment.
Exhibit 1: Joint Filing Agreement
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 29, 2008.
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ING GROEP N.V.
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/s/ Just Emke-Petrelluzzi Bojanic
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Just Emke-Petrelluzzi Bojanic |
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Compliance Officer |
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/s/ Rob Fischmann
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Rob Fischmann |
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Manager Compliance Netherlands |
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ING CAPITAL LLC
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/s/ Nicole M. Ponzoa
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Nicole M. Ponzoa |
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Assistant General Counsel and Vice President |
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ING GLOBAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES LLC
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/s/ Lance Larsen
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Lance Larsen |
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Chief Operating Officer and Director |
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Annex 1
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ING CAPITAL LLC, DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ING GLOBAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES LLC, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF ING GROEP N.V., MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF ING GROEP N.V. AND MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF STICHTING ING AANDELEN.
The name, present principal occupation or employment, and the name of any corporation or other
organization in which such employment is conducted, of each executive officer of ING Capital LLC
(ING Capital) and ING Global Investment Strategies LLC (ING Global), each member of the
Supervisory Board of ING Groep N.V. (ING), each executive officer and member of the Executive
Board of ING and each member of the Management Board of Stichting ING Aandelen, (formerly known as
Stichting Administratiekantoor ING Groep, the Trust), as applicable, is set forth below. Except
as set forth below, each of the executive officers of ING Capital and ING Global is a citizen of
the United States and each of the executive officers and members of the Executive Board of ING,
each of the members of the Supervisory Board of ING and each of the members of the Management Board
of the Trust is a citizen of The Netherlands. The business address of each executive officer of ING
Capital is 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019. The business address of each
executive officer of ING Global is 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019. The
business address of each executive officer and member of the Executive Board, each member of the
Supervisory Board of ING and each member of the Management Board of the Trust is Amstelveenseweg
500, 1081 KL Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation set forth
opposite the name of an executive officer or member of the Executive Board of ING or a member of
the Supervisory Board of ING refers to employment with ING, each occupation set forth opposite the
name of a member of the Management Board of the Trust refers to employment with the Trust, each
occupation set forth opposite the name of an executive officer of ING Capital refers to employment
with ING Capital, and each occupation set forth opposite the name of an executive officer of ING
Global refers to employment with ING Global.
ING GROEP N.V.
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PRESENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT |
N.V. AND CITIZENSHIP |
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Michel Tilmant,
Chairman of Executive Board
Belgian
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Chairman of the Executive Board since April 27, 2004.
Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board since May 2,
2002, and member of the Executive Board since May 8,
1998. |
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John Hele,
Member of Executive Board
Canadian
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Member of the Executive Board since April 24, 2007. |
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Koos Timmermans,
Member of Executive Board
Dutch
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Member of the Executive Board since April 24, 2007. |
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Dick Harryvan,
Member of Executive Board
Dutch
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Member of the Executive Board since April 25, 2006. |
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Eric Boyer de la Giroday,
Member of Executive Board
Belgian
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Member of the Executive Board since April 27, 2004. |
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Tom McInerney,
Member of Executive Board
American
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Member of the Executive Board since April 25, 2006. |
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Eli Leenaars,
Member of Executive Board
Dutch
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Member of the Executive Board since April 27, 2004. |
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NAME, POSITION WITH ING GROEP |
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PRESENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT |
N.V. AND CITIZENSHIP |
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Hans van der Noordaa,
Member of Executive Board
Dutch
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Member of the Executive Board since April 25, 2006. |
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Jacques de Vaucleroy,
Member of Executive Board
Belgian
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Member of the Executive Board since April 25, 2006. |
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Henk Breukink,
Member of the Supervisory Board
Dutch
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2007. |
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Piet Klaver,
Member of Supervisory Board
Dutch
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2006. |
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Godfried van der Lugt,
Member of Supervisory Board
Dutch
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2001. |
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Piet Hoogendoorn,
Member of Supervisory Board
Dutch
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Member of the Supervisory Board since June 2007. |
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Wim Kok,
Member of Supervisory Board
Dutch
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2003. |
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Claus Dieter Hoffman,
Member of the Supervisory Board
German
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Member of Supervisory Board since April 2003. |
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Jan H.M. Hommen,
Chairman of Supervisory Board
Dutch
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Member of the Supervisory Board since June 2005.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board since January 1,
2008. |
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Karel Vuursteen,
Member of the Supervisory Board
Dutch
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2002. |
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Eric Bourdais de Charbonnière,
Vice-Chairman of Supervisory Board
French
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2004. |
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Peter Elverding
Member of the Supervisory Board
Dutch
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Member of the Supervisory Board since August 2007. |
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Jackson Tai
Member of the Supervisory Board
American
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2008. |
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Joan Spero
Member of the Supervisory Board
American
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2008. |
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Harish Manwani
Member of the Supervisory Board
Indian
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2008. |
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Aman Mehta
Member of the Supervisory Board
Indian
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Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2008. |
ING GLOBAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES LLC
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NAME AND CITIZENSHIP |
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PRESENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT |
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Geoff Arens (United States)
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Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director |
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Lance Larsen (United States)
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Chief Operating Officer and Director |
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John Boyles (United States)
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Director |
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Oliver Casse (Netherlands)
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Director |
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Marcy S. Cohen, Esq. (United States)
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General Counsel |
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Kathleen Gorman (United States)
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Secretary |
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Timothy Meehan, Esq. (United States)
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Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary |
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Nicole Ponzoa, Esq. (United States)
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Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary |
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Benjamin Emanuel (United States)
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Managing Director Tax |
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John McCarthy (United States)
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Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer |
ING CAPITAL LLC
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NAME AND CITIZENSHIP |
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PRESENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT |
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Charles ONeil (United States)
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President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of ING Financial Holdings Corporation, the sole member of ING Capital |
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John Egan (United States)
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Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director (1) |
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Graeme Dewar (United Kingdom)
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Chief Operating Officer and Senior Managing Director (1) |
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Marcy S. Cohen, Esq. (United States)
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General Counsel and Managing Director (1) |
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Richard Butler (United States)
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Managing Director and a Director of ING Financial Holdings Corporation, the sole member of ING Capital |
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Kathleen Gorman (United States)
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Secretary (1) |
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Nicole Ponzoa, Esq.
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Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary |
Stichting ING Aandelen
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NAME, POSITION WITH THE TRUST |
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PRESENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT |
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Jan Veraart
Chairman
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Chairman since December 2006, Member since
August 1, 2001. |
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Huib Blaisse
Member
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Member since December 14, 1999. |
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Carel van den Driest
Member
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Member since April 4, 2007. |
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Paul Fentrop
Member
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Member since July 1, 2004. |
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Hermannus Hazewinkel
Member
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Member since December 3, 2007. |
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Also reflects occupation with ING Financial Holdings Corporation, the sole member of ING Capital LLC. |