Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d/16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 2016
AEGON N.V.
Aegonplein 50
2591 TV THE HAGUE
The Netherlands
Aegon’s press release, dated October 3, 2016, is included as appendix and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| AEGON N.V. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: October 3, 2016 | By /s/ J.O. van Klinken | |||
| J.O. van Klinken | ||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
Aegon announces repurchase of shares to neutralize 2016 interim stock dividend
Aegon will repurchase 30,765,224 common shares to neutralize the dilutive effect of the 2016 interim stock dividend. These shares will be held as treasury shares and will be used to pay future stock dividends.
Aegon is committed to the repurchase of the common shares by engaging a third party to execute the transactions on its behalf. These transactions will commence on October 3, 2016, and are expected to be completed on or before November 11, 2016. The common shares will be repurchased at a maximum of the daily volume-weighted average price. Aegon will provide weekly updates regarding the transactions 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.
Contacts
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Media relations Debora de Laaf
+31 (0) 70 344 8730 gcc@aegon.com |
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Investor relations Willem van den Berg
+31 (0) 70 344 8405 ir@aegon.com | |||
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