The senior notes are being offered under Aegon’s existing shelf registration statement in the United States. The notes, issued at a price of 99.74, will carry a coupon of 4.625%. The transaction is expected to close on November 27, 2009.
Aegon intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of short-term indebtedness.
The joint bookrunners for the offering are Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Securities. A copy of the prospectus for the offering may be obtained from Citibank Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, United States. In addition, the prospectus will be available on this website.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
