VALUE OF NEW BUSINESS FOR Q1 2007 INCREASES TO EUR 232 MILLION
- Broad based contribution to Value of New Business growth; AEGON UK leads growth with 77%*) increase in VNB
- AEGON's internal rate of return increases to 17.9% compared to 14.7% in the first quarter of 2006
- The internal rate of return in AEGON The Netherlands meets the internal hurdle rate

NEW LIFE SALES1) INCREASE 20%; TOTAL DEPOSITS INCREASED BY 21%
- Record sales in the UK and Poland lead growth
- New life sales in Americas increase 15%*) due to higher sales to institutions
- Total deposits in the Americas increased 39%*)

FIRST QUARTER 2007 NET INCOME EUR 485 MILLION
- Strong underlying development of earnings offset by release of guarantee provisions in the Netherlands in 2006 and lower earnings from fair value items

OPERATING EARNINGS BEFORE TAX EUR 614 MILLION
- Operating earnings lower as earnings in 2006 were positively affected by EUR 205 million release of provisions for guarantees for unit-linked products in the Netherlands
- Operating earnings before tax in the Americas slightly lower due to lower earnings from fair value items
- UK and Other countries report higher operating earnings before tax

NON-OPERATING EARNINGS BEFORE TAX EUR 22 MILLION

- Gains in the Americas and the Netherlands largely offset by EUR 258 million decrease of market value of derivatives used for hedging in the Netherlands

*) In local currency
1) New life sales refers to standardized new premium production and is defined as new recurring premium + 1/10 single premium