Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d/16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 2006
AEGON N.V.
AEGONplein 50
2591 TV THE HAGUE
The Netherlands
AEGON’s press release, dated November 23, 2006, is included as appendix and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| AEGON N.V. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: November 23, 2006 | By | /s/ E. Lagendijk | ||
| E. Lagendijk | ||||
| Executive Vice President and | ||||
| General Counsel | ||||
The Hague, November 23, 2006
AEGON TO STRENGTHEN MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
AEGON today announced the formation of the AEGON Management Board to enhance the management of its worldwide activities. The Management Board will be comprised of the members of the Executive Board and the CEO’s of AEGON’s major country units. The new structure will become effective January 1, 2007.
“The inclusion of the CEO’s of our major country units in AEGON’s new management structure will enable us to better serve the needs of our customers worldwide while also responding in a more coordinated way to the opportunities for our business,” said AEGON Chairman Donald J. Shepard.
The AEGON Management Board will oversee AEGON’s worldwide businesses and its international growth objectives. The new structure reflects the increasing demand for closer cooperation between the country units and the importance of coordinating global initiatives, such as asset management and pensions.
The composition of the AEGON Management Board will be as follows:
| ¨ | Donald J. Shepard (CEO)* |
| ¨ | Joseph B.M. Streppel (CFO)* |
| ¨ | Patrick S. Baird |
| ¨ | Otto Thoresen |
| ¨ | Johan G. van der Werf |
| ¨ | Alexander R. Wynaendts* |
| * | Member of the Executive Board of AEGON N.V. |
ABOUT AEGON
AEGON is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension companies, and a strong provider of investment products. We empower our local business units to identify and provide products and services that meet the evolving needs of our customers, using distribution channels best suited to their local markets. We take pride in balancing a local approach with the power of an expanding global operation.
With headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands, AEGON companies employ approximately 27,000 people. AEGON’s three major markets are the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In addition, the Group is present in a number of other countries including Canada, China, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Taiwan.
Respect, quality, transparency and trust constitute AEGON’s core values as the company continually strives to meet the expectations of customers, shareholders, employees and business partners. AEGON is driven to deliver new thinking and our ambition is to be the best in the industry.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as ‘believe’, ‘estimate’, ‘intend’, ‘may’, ‘expect’, ‘anticipate’, ‘predict’, ‘project’, ‘counting on’, ‘plan’, ‘continue’, ‘want’, ‘forecast’, ‘should’, ‘would’, ‘is confident’ and ‘will’ and similar expressions as they relate to us are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, including, but not limited to, the following:
| ¨ | Changes in general economic conditions, particularly in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom; |
| ¨ | Changes in the performance of financial markets, including emerging markets, including: |
| - | The frequency and severity of defaults by issuers in our fixed income investment portfolios; and |
| - | The effects of corporate bankruptcies and/or accounting restatements on the financial markets and the resulting decline in value of equity and debt securities we hold; |
| ¨ | The frequency and severity of insured loss events; |
| ¨ | Changes affecting mortality, morbidity and other factors that may affect the profitability of our insurance products; |
| ¨ | Changes affecting interest rate levels and continuing low interest rate levels and rapidly changing interest rate levels; |
| ¨ | Changes affecting currency exchange rates, including the EUR/USD and EUR/GBP exchange rates; |
| ¨ | Increasing levels of competition in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and emerging markets; |
| ¨ | Changes in laws and regulations, particularly those affecting our operations, the products we sell and the attractiveness of certain products to our consumers; |
| ¨ | Regulatory changes relating to the insurance industry in the jurisdictions in which we operate; |
| ¨ | Acts of God, acts of terrorism and acts of war; |
| ¨ | Changes in the policies of central banks and/or governments; |
| ¨ | Litigation or regulatory action that could require us to pay significant damages or change the way we do business; |
| ¨ | Customer responsiveness to both new products and distribution channels; |
| ¨ | Competitive, legal, regulatory, or tax changes that affect the distribution cost of or demand for our products; |
| ¨ | Our failure to achieve anticipated levels of earnings or operational efficiencies as well as other cost saving initiatives; |
| ¨ | The impact on our reported financial results and financial condition as a result of our adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. |
CONTACT INFORMATION
Group Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations
| The Hague, the Netherlands | Baltimore, the United States | |||
| Analysts & Investors | +31 (0)70 344 83 05 | +1 877 548 9668 (toll free) / +1 410 576 45 77 | ||
| Media | +31 (0)70 344 83 44 | |||
| gca-ir@aegon.com | ir@aegonusa.com | |||
| Website | www.aegon.com | |||
