ING 2Q15 underlying net result EUR 1,118 million - Seite 4

Ralph Hamers and Wilfred Nagel will also discuss the results in a Media Conference call conference on 5 August 2015 at 11:00 a.m. CET. Journalists are welcome to join the conference call via [phone] (NL),or [phone] (UK) or [phone] (US). The Media conference call can also be followed via live audio webcast at www.ing.com or via Periscope via ING's Twitter handle @ING_news.   Investor enquiries
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