CEO Alex Wynaendts will highlight Aegon's progress in delivering on its strategic priorities during the company's annual investor day in New York, December 5, 2012 beginning at 8:45 am EST/14:45 CET. Aegon Americas CEO Mark Mullin will detail actions underway in Aegon's largest market, the US, to capture opportunities in the life insurance, investments and retirement markets while delivering sustainable, profitable growth, consistent with Aegon's strict risk-return requirements.

The main focus of the conference will be the progress of Aegon's three strategic business units in the United States; Life & Protection, Individual Savings & Retirement and Employer Solutions & Pensions. Aegon's operations in the US – which now all operate under the Transamerica brand – are pursuing growth by focusing on the core markets of life and supplemental health insurance, pensions and at-retirement solutions. The leadership teams of each unit will highlight the significant opportunities they have identified and the steps they are taking to capture further growth through product innovation, expanding distribution and differentiated customer service. A key element of Aegon's strategy is to get closer to its customers by utilizing technology and investing in innovative capabilities to address customer needs at every stage of the life cycle.

Mr. Wynaendts, Mr. Mullin and the senior management from Aegon's three U.S. business units will host a series of small group meetings, providing analysts and investors the opportunity to address specific topics relative to the company's product lines, operations, and market ambitions.

The conference presentations will be available on Aegon's corporate website at 8:30 am EST/14:30 CET at aegon.com. The presentations will be webcast live also on the website beginning at 8:45 am EST/14:45 CET.

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Aegon has been active in the region since 1992 and currently has operations in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Turkey.

Under the terms of the acquisition, Aegon will acquire 100% of Fidem Life from local private equity company Horizon Capital. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013, pending regulatory approval. Fidem Life will be rebranded "Aegon Ukraine" and will be integrated into the governance and management structure of Aegon CEE. The initial focus of Aegon Ukraine will be to grow its life insurance operations, and further develop its agency network.

Gábor Kepecs, CEO of Aegon CEE and a Member of Aegon's Management Board, said: "Given the sizeable population and low penetration of life insurance in the country, Ukraine offers Aegon an attractive long-term growth opportunity. Ukraine has a developing middle class that will increasingly require the essential products and services we provide. Consequently, we intend to fully leverage our broad capabilities as a leading provider of life insurance across the Central and Eastern European region to provide quality and reliable solutions to meet these emerging needs. Fidem Life's dedicated customer centric business approach fits well with Aegon's strategy."