SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of ING Groep N.V. - ING

NEW YORK, March 24, 2017

The investigation concerns whether ING and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On March 22, 2017, ING announced that the Company may face "significant" penalties in connection with a criminal investigation in the Netherlands related to corruption and money laundering.  The investigation focuses on the Company's role in matters including unusual payments by VimpelCom Ltd. to a company owned by an Uzbek government official.  In its annual report published earlier this month, ING advised investors that the Company has also received related requests for information from U.S. authorities. 

On this news, ING's share price fell $0.58, or 3.75%, to close at $14.89 on March 22, 2017.

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