Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Pierson Steven T
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ING U.S., Inc. [VOYA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
230 PARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/07/2013
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10169
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/07/2013   P   500 A $ 19.5 500 D  
Common Stock 05/07/2013   A   15,385 (1) A $ 0 15,885 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Shares (2) 05/07/2013   A   926 (3)     (4)   (4) Common Stock 926 $ 0 (3) 926 D  
Deferred Shares (5) 05/07/2013   A   12,732 (6)     (7)   (7) Common Stock 12,732 $ 0 (6) 13,658 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Pierson Steven T
230 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10169
      Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Harris Oliner, attorney in fact   05/07/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares of Common Stock reflect a grant of restricted shares. Fifty percent of these shares will fully vest at the end of the 180-day lock-up period, which commenced May 1, 2013, relating to the issuer's initial public offering of common stock (the "IPO"). The remaining 50% will fully vest at the earlier of (i) the end of the lock-up period specified in the underwriting agreement related to the first secondary share offering of issuer common stock by ING Groep N.V. ("ING Group") following the IPO or (ii) the date of closing of any post-IPO merger or acquisition of the issuer.
(2) Each deferred share represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's Common Stock. The deferred shares may be settled in Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock.
(3) These shares reflect a grant of deferred shares approved by the issuer's board of directors pursuant to the issuer's 2013 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan. The deferred shares replace ING Group deferred shares originally granted pursuant to the ING Group Long-Term Sustainable Performance Plan in respect of the deferred portion of the reporting person's 2012 annual incentive award that exceeded a threshold amount.
(4) Fifty percent of the deferred shares vest on March 27, 2015, 25% of such shares vest on March 27, 2016 and 25% of such shares vest on March 27, 2017.
(5) Each deferred share represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's Common Stock. The deferred shares may be settled in Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock.
(6) These shares reflect a grant of deferred shares approved by the issuer's board of directors pursuant to the issuer's 2013 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan. The deferred shares replace ING Group deferred shares originally granted pursuant to the ING Group Long-Term Sustainable Performance Plan.
(7) Fifty percent of the deferred shares vest on March 27, 2015, 25% of such shares vest on March 27, 2016 and 25% of such shares vest on March 27, 2017.

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