THE HAGUE, The Netherlands,
May 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Aegon N.V.'s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on
May 20, 2016, has approved all
resolutions on the agenda, including adoption of the Annual
Accounts of Aegon N.V. for the 2015 financial year.
Shareholders approved to cancel all common shares repurchased
during the EUR 400 million share
buyback program and the final dividend for 2015 of EUR 0.13 per common share, resulting in a total
dividend for the financial year 2015 of EUR
0.25 per share. The final dividend will be paid in cash or
common shares at the election of the shareholder.
The stock fraction will be based on the average share price on
Euronext Amsterdam, using the high and low of each of the five
trading days from June 13 until
June 17, 2016. The stock dividend
ratio will be announced on June 22,
2016, and the dividend will be payable as of June 24, 2016. The value of the stock dividend
will be approximately equal to the cash dividend.
Furthermore, the shareholders voted in favor to reappoint Mr. R.
(Rob) Routs, Mr. B. (Ben) van der
Veer and Mr. D.P.M (Dirk)
Verbeek as members of Aegon's Supervisory Board for another
term of four years as of May 20,
2016.
Shareholders took notice of the fact that Irving Bailey II has completed his third and
final term. Irving Bailey has been a
member of Aegon's Supervisory Board since 2004. Supervisory Board
Chairman Rob Routs stated: "Irv was a valuable member and Vice
Chairman of the Board and his knowledge and expertise will be
missed. We thank Irv for his commitment to Aegon."
The full details of the resolutions approved during the AGM can
be found in our AGM Archive on aegon.com.
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: aegon.com.
Media relations
Debora de Laaf
+31(0)70-344-8730
gcc@aegon.com
Investor relations
Willem van den Berg
+31(0)70-344-8405
ir@aegon.com
SOURCE Aegon N.V.