Stock Fraction Final Dividend 2007 AEGON N.V. Determined at 1/33
May 16 2008 - 1:35PM
PR Newswire (US)
'S-GRAVENHAGE, The Netherlands, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On
April 23, 2008 the 2007 dividend was approved by shareholders at
the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders were given the choice to
receive the final dividend either in cash or in stock. The final
dividend in cash is EUR 0.32 per common share of EUR 0.12 nominal
and will be made payable as of May 23, 2008. Shareholders who
elected a final dividend in shares will receive one new AEGON
common share for every 33 common shares. The stock fraction has
been based on the average price for the AEGON share on the Euronext
Amsterdam stock exchange over the period from May 12, 2008 up to
and including May 16, 2008. Any remaining fractions of one share
will be paid in cash. The value of the stock dividend is 4.0% lower
than the cash dividend. As announced in the press release of March
6, 2008, AEGON will purchase shares on the open market to
neutralize the effect of the stock dividend. Going forward, AEGON
aims to increase dividends in relation to the development of
capital position and cash flows. AEGON is one of the world's
largest life insurance and pension groups, and a strong provider of
investment products. AEGON empowers local business units to
identify and provide products and services that meet the evolving
needs of customers, using distribution channels best suited to
local markets. AEGON takes pride in balancing a local approach with
the power of an expanding global operation. With headquarters in
The Hague, the Netherlands, AEGON companies employ approximately
30,000 people worldwide. AEGON's businesses serve millions of
customers in over twenty markets throughout the Americas, Europe,
and Asia. Respect, quality, transparency and trust constitute
AEGON's core values as the company continually strives to meet the
expectations of customers, shareholders, employees and business
partners. AEGON is driven to deliver new thinking with the ambition
to be the best in the industry. Forward-looking statements The
statements contained in this press release that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the US Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following are words
that identify such forward-looking statements: believe, estimate,
target, intend, may, expect, anticipate, predict, project, counting
on, plan, continue, want, forecast, should, would, is confident,
will, and similar expressions as they relate to our company. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which merely
reflect company expectations at the time of writing. Actual results
may differ materially from expectations conveyed in forward-looking
statements due to changes caused by various risks and
uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not
limited to the following: - Changes in general economic conditions,
particularly in the United States, the Netherlands and the United
Kingdom; - Changes in the performance of financial markets,
including emerging markets, such as with regard to: - The frequency
and severity of defaults by issuers in our fixed income investment
portfolios; and - The effects of corporate bankruptcies and/or
accounting restatements on the financial markets and the resulting
decline in the value of equity and debt securities we hold; - The
frequency and severity of insured loss events; - Changes affecting
mortality, morbidity and other factors that may impact the
profitability of our insurance products; - Changes affecting
interest rate levels and continuing low or rapidly changing
interest rate levels; - Changes affecting currency exchange rates,
in particular the EUR/USD and EUR/GBP exchange rates; - Increasing
levels of competition in the United States, the Netherlands, the
United Kingdom and emerging markets; - Changes in laws and
regulations, particularly those affecting our operations, the
products we sell, and the attractiveness of certain products to our
consumers; - Regulatory changes relating to the insurance industry
in the jurisdictions in which we operate; - Acts of God, acts of
terrorism, acts of war and pandemics; - Changes in the policies of
central banks and/or governments; - Litigation or regulatory action
that could require us to pay significant damages or change the way
we do business; - Customer responsiveness to both new products and
distribution channels; - Competitive, legal, regulatory, or tax
changes that affect the distribution cost of or demand for our
products; - Our failure to achieve anticipated levels of earnings
or operational efficiencies as well as other cost saving
initiatives; and - The impact our adoption of the International
Financial Reporting Standards may have on our reported financial
results and financial condition. Group Corporate Communications
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