{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"47306","rtpr_id":"nGNX3PDg8L","ticker":"AEGN","exchange":"Euronext Amsterdam","all_tickers":["AEGN"],"title":"Aegon announces agreement with Vereniging Aegon and publishes proposal for US-aligned governance framework","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-28T05:00:00.483Z","article_body":"Schiphol, May 28, 2026 - Aegon today announces an agreement with its largest\nshareholder, Vereniging Aegon, on the future relationship with the Vereniging,\nalongside a proposed governance framework that will be put in place in\nconnection with Aegon’s planned relocation to the US. Together, these steps\nare designed to align Aegon’s governance with US market standards and\nsupport the company’s ambition to become a leading US life insurance and\nretirement group.\n\nProposed governance framework\n\nAegon intends to move its legal seat to Delaware, the state of incorporation\nof the majority of US public companies. In connection with this, Aegon will\namend its bye-laws to align Aegon’s governance with US market standards. Key\nproposed changes include:\n* phased removal of Aegon’s staggered board structure with annual elections\nfor all directors beginning in 2030 \n* majority voting in uncontested elections and plurality voting in contested\nelections\n* annual Say-on-Pay advisory votes\n* simplification of the capital structure with the elimination of Common\nShares B and Special Cause voting by converting all outstanding Common Shares\nB held by Vereniging Aegon on a 1:40 basis into a single class of common stock\nwith equal voting rights\n* authorization of a new class of preferred stock, as is customary for\nUS-listed companies\nThe proposed governance changes follow an extensive review by Aegon’s Board\nof Directors and are supported by Vereniging Aegon.\n\nThe full proposed governance framework including a comparison to Aegon’s\ncurrent governance can be found here\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=sCqOZ2-Gnb2Aj5fYMR8NV_eqeiCdINNbrC9WSztXhqi2vxLvu9X3M0sSwDCR9RUIgnpdGNEBcTyZ5WfR_XUPtw==).\n\nChanges to structure of Vereniging Aegon\n\nAegon and Vereniging Aegon have agreed on the following:\n* Vereniging Aegon will be renamed Vereniging Aegon Americas and will retain\nits existing ownership position in Aegon, currently 18.4% on a proforma\nbasis(1), which will align with its voting rights going forward. Vereniging\nAegon Americas’ objective remains to support the interests of Aegon and its\nstakeholders, including through charitable and societal activities\n* Vereniging Aegon’s current charitable and societal activities in the\nNetherlands will be transferred to a new, dedicated Netherlands-based\ncharitable organization, to be named Stichting Aegon Fonds Nederland\n* Vereniging Aegon will donate EUR 500 million to this new charitable\norganization to support and further develop its charitable and societal\nactivities in the Netherlands, in line with Aegon’s purpose of “helping\npeople live their best lives”\nAegon CEO Lard Friese commented: “The agreement with Vereniging Aegon and\nthe proposed governance changes are an important step in our planned\nrelocation to the US. We value Vereniging Aegon Americas as a continued\ninvestor of Aegon and welcome the creation of Aegon Fonds Nederland, which\nwill continue and expand Vereniging Aegon’s longstanding charitable and\nsocietal activities in the Netherlands.”\n\nChairman of Vereniging Aegon Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh commented: “The\ncreation of Aegon Fonds Nederland preserves Aegon’s longstanding heritage in\nthe Netherlands and ensures the continued development of social impact\ninitiatives that support Dutch society. We are supportive of the new\ngovernance framework which will allow Vereniging Aegon Americas to continue to\nremain a committed long-term shareholder of Aegon.”\n\nNext steps\n\nFollowing our Annual General Meeting on June 10, 2026, Aegon will engage with\nshareholders, investor representation bodies, and proxy advisors on the\nproposed governance framework in conjunction with the redomiciliation.\n\nThe future relationship with Vereniging Aegon, including the structure of its\nshareholding as well as the proposed governance framework are conditional\nupon, among other things, shareholder approval of a proposal covering the\nredomiciliation and related certificate of incorporation and bye-laws changes\nat the EGM to be held in the fourth quarter of 2026.\n\n        \nContacts\n\n Media relations                   Investor relations      \n Carolien van der Giessen          Yves Cormier            \n +31 611 953 367                   +44 782 337 1511        \n carolien.vandergiessen@aegon.com  yves.cormier@aegon.com  \n                                                           \n\nAbout Aegon\nAegon is an international financial services holding company. Aegon’s\nambition is to build leading businesses that offer their customers investment,\nprotection, and retirement solutions. Aegon’s portfolio of businesses\nincludes fully owned businesses in the United States and United Kingdom, and a\nglobal asset manager. Aegon also creates value by combining its international\nexpertise with strong local partners via insurance joint-ventures in Spain &\nPortugal, China, and Brazil, and via asset management partnerships in France\nand China. In addition, Aegon owns a Bermuda-based life insurer and generates\nvalue via a strategic shareholding in a market leading Dutch insurance and\npensions company.\n\nAegon’s purpose of helping people live their best lives runs through all its\nactivities. As a leading global investor and employer, Aegon seeks to have a\npositive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues.\nAegon is headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands, domiciled in Bermuda, and\nlisted on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. More information\ncan be found at aegon.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=MTW7Y3Bw7vhsdIFFHBgyzNFqtLsssoUkuKyk1qOEgbD6IqVjpPftZ4_GXk-lOkFcHuBOy4DSytbgMdgKRVNfDg==).\n\nImportant Information for Investors and Securityholders \nThis communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to\nsell, buy, or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to sell, buy, or\nexchange any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any\njurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, purchase, or exchange of securities\nor solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction in contravention\nof applicable law. In connection with the proposed corporate reorganization\nthat includes, among other things, the domestication and continuation of Aegon\nas a Delaware corporation (the “Redomiciliation”), Aegon will file a\nregistration statement on a Form F-4, which includes a U.S. Shareholder\nCircular (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), with the U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission (the “SEC”). Aegon plans to mail the definitive Proxy\nStatement/Prospectus to its shareholders in connection with the proposed\nRedomiciliation ahead of calling an extraordinary general meeting of\nshareholders contemplated in Q4 2026. INVESTORS AND SECURITYHOLDERS OF AEGON\nARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT\nDOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME\nAVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT AEGON, ITS\nPROPOSED REDOMICILIATION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and securityholders\nwill be able to obtain free copies of the definitive Proxy\nStatement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC\nby Aegon through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov\n(http://www.sec.gov/). In addition, investors and securityholders will be able\nto obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC on Aegon’s website\nat www.aegon.com/redomiciliation (http://www.aegon.com/redomiciliation) or by\ncontacting Aegon’s Investor Relations, World Trade Center, Schiphol\nBoulevard 223,1118 BH Schiphol, The Netherlands, Tel: + 3120-259-2500, E-mail:\nir@aegon.com\n\nParticipants in the Solicitation\nAegon, its directors and executive officers and other members of management\nand employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies\nfrom Aegon’s securityholders in respect of the proposed transactions under\nthe rules of the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under the\nrules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of Aegon’s\nsecurityholders. in connection with the proposed Redomiciliation, including a\ndescription of their respective direct or indirect interests, by security\nholdings or otherwise, is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus described\nabove. Additional information regarding Aegon’s directors and executive\nofficers regarding the interests of such potential participants is also\nincluded in Aegon’s 20-F, which was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2026.\nThis document is available free of charge as described from the SEC’s\nwebsite at www.sec.gov.\n\nForward-looking statements\nThis communication contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to\nthe financial condition, results of operations and business of Aegon, and\ncertain of its plans and objectives with respect to these items, and in\nparticular with respect to the change of legal domicile. By their nature,\nforward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty, because they relate\nto future events and circumstances, and there are many factors that could\ncause actual results and developments to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by forward-looking statements, including, without\nlimitation, (i) the proposed Redomiciliation may not be completed in a timely\nmanner or at all; (ii) the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the\nproposed Redomiciliation; (iii) the possibility that any or all of the various\nconditions to the consummation of the proposed Redomiciliation may not be\nsatisfied or waived; (iv) the effect of the pendency of the proposed\nRedomiciliation on our ability to retain and hire key personnel, or its\noperating results and business generally and (v) the effects of the proposed\nRedomiciliation on trading, liquidity and the price of Aegon’s securities\nand other important factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors”\nin Aegon’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F for more details. Aegon disclaims\nany obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in\nthese documents, other than to the extent required by applicable law.\n\nThis document contains information that qualifies, or may qualify, as inside\ninformation within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse\nRegulation (596/2014). Further details of potential risks and uncertainties\naffecting Aegon are included in its filings with the Netherlands Authority for\nthe Financial Markets and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including\nthe 2025 Integrated Annual Report. These forward-looking statements speak only\nas of the date of this document. Except as required by any applicable law or\nregulation, Aegon expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release\npublicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained\nherein to reflect any change in Aegon’s expectations with regard thereto or\nany change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement\nis based.\n    \n\n(1) As per April 30, 2026 and including the Common Shares B converted on a\n1:40 basis\n\nAttachment\n*     20260528_PR_Aegon announces agreement with Vereniging Aegon and\npublishes proposal for US-aligned governance framework\n(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/1fde25bb-37b2-4b6f-93f4-c0502af8c77f)\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ec10c464-c281-47b7-8e92-16938c54c849)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX3PDg8L","title":"Aegon announces agreement with Vereniging Aegon and publishes proposal for US-aligned governance framework","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"AEGN","created":"2026-05-28T05:00:00.483Z","tickers":["AEGN"],"exchange":"Euronext Amsterdam","article_body":"Schiphol, May 28, 2026 - Aegon today announces an agreement with its largest\nshareholder, Vereniging Aegon, on the future relationship with the Vereniging,\nalongside a proposed governance framework that will be put in place in\nconnection with Aegon’s planned relocation to the US. Together, these steps\nare designed to align Aegon’s governance with US market standards and\nsupport the company’s ambition to become a leading US life insurance and\nretirement group.\n\nProposed governance framework\n\nAegon intends to move its legal seat to Delaware, the state of incorporation\nof the majority of US public companies. In connection with this, Aegon will\namend its bye-laws to align Aegon’s governance with US market standards. Key\nproposed changes include:\n* phased removal of Aegon’s staggered board structure with annual elections\nfor all directors beginning in 2030 \n* majority voting in uncontested elections and plurality voting in contested\nelections\n* annual Say-on-Pay advisory votes\n* simplification of the capital structure with the elimination of Common\nShares B and Special Cause voting by converting all outstanding Common Shares\nB held by Vereniging Aegon on a 1:40 basis into a single class of common stock\nwith equal voting rights\n* authorization of a new class of preferred stock, as is customary for\nUS-listed companies\nThe proposed governance changes follow an extensive review by Aegon’s Board\nof Directors and are supported by Vereniging Aegon.\n\nThe full proposed governance framework including a comparison to Aegon’s\ncurrent governance can be found here\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=sCqOZ2-Gnb2Aj5fYMR8NV_eqeiCdINNbrC9WSztXhqi2vxLvu9X3M0sSwDCR9RUIgnpdGNEBcTyZ5WfR_XUPtw==).\n\nChanges to structure of Vereniging Aegon\n\nAegon and Vereniging Aegon have agreed on the following:\n* Vereniging Aegon will be renamed Vereniging Aegon Americas and will retain\nits existing ownership position in Aegon, currently 18.4% on a proforma\nbasis(1), which will align with its voting rights going forward. Vereniging\nAegon Americas’ objective remains to support the interests of Aegon and its\nstakeholders, including through charitable and societal activities\n* Vereniging Aegon’s current charitable and societal activities in the\nNetherlands will be transferred to a new, dedicated Netherlands-based\ncharitable organization, to be named Stichting Aegon Fonds Nederland\n* Vereniging Aegon will donate EUR 500 million to this new charitable\norganization to support and further develop its charitable and societal\nactivities in the Netherlands, in line with Aegon’s purpose of “helping\npeople live their best lives”\nAegon CEO Lard Friese commented: “The agreement with Vereniging Aegon and\nthe proposed governance changes are an important step in our planned\nrelocation to the US. We value Vereniging Aegon Americas as a continued\ninvestor of Aegon and welcome the creation of Aegon Fonds Nederland, which\nwill continue and expand Vereniging Aegon’s longstanding charitable and\nsocietal activities in the Netherlands.”\n\nChairman of Vereniging Aegon Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh commented: “The\ncreation of Aegon Fonds Nederland preserves Aegon’s longstanding heritage in\nthe Netherlands and ensures the continued development of social impact\ninitiatives that support Dutch society. We are supportive of the new\ngovernance framework which will allow Vereniging Aegon Americas to continue to\nremain a committed long-term shareholder of Aegon.”\n\nNext steps\n\nFollowing our Annual General Meeting on June 10, 2026, Aegon will engage with\nshareholders, investor representation bodies, and proxy advisors on the\nproposed governance framework in conjunction with the redomiciliation.\n\nThe future relationship with Vereniging Aegon, including the structure of its\nshareholding as well as the proposed governance framework are conditional\nupon, among other things, shareholder approval of a proposal covering the\nredomiciliation and related certificate of incorporation and bye-laws changes\nat the EGM to be held in the fourth quarter of 2026.\n\n        \nContacts\n\n Media relations                   Investor relations      \n Carolien van der Giessen          Yves Cormier            \n +31 611 953 367                   +44 782 337 1511        \n carolien.vandergiessen@aegon.com  yves.cormier@aegon.com  \n                                                           \n\nAbout Aegon\nAegon is an international financial services holding company. Aegon’s\nambition is to build leading businesses that offer their customers investment,\nprotection, and retirement solutions. Aegon’s portfolio of businesses\nincludes fully owned businesses in the United States and United Kingdom, and a\nglobal asset manager. Aegon also creates value by combining its international\nexpertise with strong local partners via insurance joint-ventures in Spain &\nPortugal, China, and Brazil, and via asset management partnerships in France\nand China. In addition, Aegon owns a Bermuda-based life insurer and generates\nvalue via a strategic shareholding in a market leading Dutch insurance and\npensions company.\n\nAegon’s purpose of helping people live their best lives runs through all its\nactivities. As a leading global investor and employer, Aegon seeks to have a\npositive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues.\nAegon is headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands, domiciled in Bermuda, and\nlisted on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. More information\ncan be found at aegon.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=MTW7Y3Bw7vhsdIFFHBgyzNFqtLsssoUkuKyk1qOEgbD6IqVjpPftZ4_GXk-lOkFcHuBOy4DSytbgMdgKRVNfDg==).\n\nImportant Information for Investors and Securityholders \nThis communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to\nsell, buy, or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to sell, buy, or\nexchange any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any\njurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, purchase, or exchange of securities\nor solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction in contravention\nof applicable law. In connection with the proposed corporate reorganization\nthat includes, among other things, the domestication and continuation of Aegon\nas a Delaware corporation (the “Redomiciliation”), Aegon will file a\nregistration statement on a Form F-4, which includes a U.S. Shareholder\nCircular (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), with the U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission (the “SEC”). Aegon plans to mail the definitive Proxy\nStatement/Prospectus to its shareholders in connection with the proposed\nRedomiciliation ahead of calling an extraordinary general meeting of\nshareholders contemplated in Q4 2026. INVESTORS AND SECURITYHOLDERS OF AEGON\nARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT\nDOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME\nAVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT AEGON, ITS\nPROPOSED REDOMICILIATION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and securityholders\nwill be able to obtain free copies of the definitive Proxy\nStatement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC\nby Aegon through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov\n(http://www.sec.gov/). In addition, investors and securityholders will be able\nto obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC on Aegon’s website\nat www.aegon.com/redomiciliation (http://www.aegon.com/redomiciliation) or by\ncontacting Aegon’s Investor Relations, World Trade Center, Schiphol\nBoulevard 223,1118 BH Schiphol, The Netherlands, Tel: + 3120-259-2500, E-mail:\nir@aegon.com\n\nParticipants in the Solicitation\nAegon, its directors and executive officers and other members of management\nand employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies\nfrom Aegon’s securityholders in respect of the proposed transactions under\nthe rules of the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under the\nrules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of Aegon’s\nsecurityholders. in connection with the proposed Redomiciliation, including a\ndescription of their respective direct or indirect interests, by security\nholdings or otherwise, is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus described\nabove. Additional information regarding Aegon’s directors and executive\nofficers regarding the interests of such potential participants is also\nincluded in Aegon’s 20-F, which was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2026.\nThis document is available free of charge as described from the SEC’s\nwebsite at www.sec.gov.\n\nForward-looking statements\nThis communication contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to\nthe financial condition, results of operations and business of Aegon, and\ncertain of its plans and objectives with respect to these items, and in\nparticular with respect to the change of legal domicile. By their nature,\nforward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty, because they relate\nto future events and circumstances, and there are many factors that could\ncause actual results and developments to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by forward-looking statements, including, without\nlimitation, (i) the proposed Redomiciliation may not be completed in a timely\nmanner or at all; (ii) the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the\nproposed Redomiciliation; (iii) the possibility that any or all of the various\nconditions to the consummation of the proposed Redomiciliation may not be\nsatisfied or waived; (iv) the effect of the pendency of the proposed\nRedomiciliation on our ability to retain and hire key personnel, or its\noperating results and business generally and (v) the effects of the proposed\nRedomiciliation on trading, liquidity and the price of Aegon’s securities\nand other important factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors”\nin Aegon’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F for more details. Aegon disclaims\nany obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in\nthese documents, other than to the extent required by applicable law.\n\nThis document contains information that qualifies, or may qualify, as inside\ninformation within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse\nRegulation (596/2014). Further details of potential risks and uncertainties\naffecting Aegon are included in its filings with the Netherlands Authority for\nthe Financial Markets and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including\nthe 2025 Integrated Annual Report. These forward-looking statements speak only\nas of the date of this document. Except as required by any applicable law or\nregulation, Aegon expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release\npublicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained\nherein to reflect any change in Aegon’s expectations with regard thereto or\nany change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement\nis based.\n    \n\n(1) As per April 30, 2026 and including the Common Shares B converted on a\n1:40 basis\n\nAttachment\n*     20260528_PR_Aegon announces agreement with Vereniging Aegon and\npublishes proposal for US-aligned governance framework\n(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/1fde25bb-37b2-4b6f-93f4-c0502af8c77f)\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ec10c464-c281-47b7-8e92-16938c54c849)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-28T05:00:00.534050403Z","server_sent_at_ms":1779944400534},"received_at":"2026-05-28T05:00:00.748Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"36740","press_release_id":"47306","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Insurance","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":["Redomiciliation is conditional upon shareholder approval at an EGM in Q4 2026","Forward-looking statements warn that the Redomiciliation may not be completed in a timely manner or at all"],"eventType":"restructuring","narrative":"Aegon has reached an agreement with its largest shareholder, Vereniging Aegon, to support its planned relocation of its legal seat to Delaware, USA.\n\nThe proposed governance framework includes eliminating the staggered board structure, adopting majority voting, and converting dual-class shares into a single class of common stock with equal voting rights.\n\nVereniging Aegon will be renamed Vereniging Aegon Americas and will donate EUR 500 million to a new Dutch charitable foundation, Stichting Aegon Fonds Nederland, to preserve its societal activities in the Netherlands.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Aegon moves to US: Delaware redomiciliation and governance overhaul signal strategic pivot to US life insurance market."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"share_conversion_ratio":"1:40","charitable_donation_eur":500000000,"vereniging_ownership_pct":18.4}},"quotedText":"The agreement with Vereniging Aegon and the proposed governance changes are an important step in our planned relocation to the US.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Lard Friese","role":"CEO"},{"name":"Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh","role":"Chairman of Vereniging Aegon"},{"name":"Carolien van der Giessen","role":"Media relations"},{"name":"Yves Cormier","role":"Investor relations"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Aegon","ticker":"AEGN","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Vereniging Aegon","relationship":"largest shareholder"},{"name":"Vereniging Aegon Americas","relationship":"renamed shareholder entity"},{"name":"Stichting Aegon Fonds Nederland","relationship":"new charitable organization"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"EUR 500 million","context":"donation to new charitable organization"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":4,"reasoning":"Aegon announces a major corporate restructuring involving redomiciliation to Delaware (US) and significant governance changes (elimination of dual-class voting, staggered board). 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