Aegon Completes Share Buyback Program

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, November 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Aegon has completed the share buyback program announced on October 3, 2016. This program neutralized the dilutive effect of the 2016 interim dividend paid in shares. The repurchased shares will be held as treasury shares and will be used to cover future stock dividends. 

Between October 3, 2016 and November 11, 2016 a total of 30,765,224 common shares were repurchased, at an average price of EUR 3.84 per share.

More detailed information about the program is available on aegon.com/sharebuyback.

About Aegon 

Aegon's roots go back more than 170 years - to the first half of the nineteenth century. Since then, Aegon has grown into an international company, with businesses in more than 20 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Today, Aegon is one of the world's leading financial services organizations, providing life insurance, pensions and asset management. Aegon's purpose is to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security. More information on aegon.com/about.    

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