AEGON N.V. announced that at the annual general meeting held on May 15, 2013, shareholders approved the final dividend for 2012 of EUR 0.11 per common share. The final dividend will be paid in cash or in stock at the election of the shareholder.

Aegon announced consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported net income of EUR 204 million on sales of EUR 1,738 million compared to net income of EUR 525 million on sales of EUR 1,758 million for the corresponding period last year. Return on equity was 6.3% against 7.1% of prior year period. Underlying earnings before tax were EUR 445 million against EUR 439 million for the same period last year. Underlying earnings before tax increased 1% compared to the first quarter of 2012. Net income decreased as higher underlying earnings, realized gains on investments and lower impairments were more than offset by losses from fair value items. The results from fair value items amounted to a loss of EUR 286 million. The loss was mainly due to macro equity hedging programs in the Americas which were unfavorably impacted by strong increases in equity markets during the first quarter. In the first quarter, realized gains on investments amounted to EUR 113 million and were the result of normal trading activity in the investment portfolio and asset liability management. Operational free cash flows of EUR 553 million were particularly strong during the quarter. Excluding exceptional items of EUR 233 million and market impacts, operational free cash flows amounted to EUR 327 million. The exceptional items were primarily related to the effects of model refinements and methodology changes in the Netherlands and lower cash flow testing reserves in the United States. Revenue-generating investments increased 4% compared to year-end 2012 to EUR 476 billion at March 31, 2013, as a result of continued net inflows and favorable equity market movements. Impairments improved significantly compared to last year and amounted to EUR 17 million. They were largely related to residential mortgage loans in the Netherlands and Hungary as a result of an increase in arrears.

AEGON N.V. Presents at Nomura European SRI Conference, May-22-2013 . Venue: Hotel Sofitel Arc de Triomphe, 14 Rue Beaujon, 75008 Paris, France.